This week’s Friday Feature is the lovely Abi from Crafty Tinks. With a fine art painting degree in her back pocket, after a little detour into childcare Abi was encouraged back to her love of art and creativity by her now-husband. She now has a large collection of cards and prints and also loves creating bespoke pieces with meaning. Let’s get to know more about the woman behind the small business… Do you feel being creative is part of your identity? Yes, I’d say so, I love what I do and love that I can express myself through my work. I’m quite a quiet person so I guess I get

Our Friday Feature this week is the wonderful Emily from Millie’s Ceramics. Having turned to pottery for a creative escape whilst working in a stressful office job, Emily was eventually able leave her career in the world of architecture behind and follow her passion full-time. Let’s get to know more about the creative woman behind the small business… What does being creative mean to you? Being creative is like an expression of my personality, most days when I’m working it doesn’t feel like work, it feels like therapy! Have you always been creative? Yes! I loved doing art in school and at home, my bedroom was always full of paintings, pictures

This week’s Friday Feature is the lovely Natasha from Tish Tash Designs. Natasha’s colourful, bright, and fun illustrations are inspired by over a decade working in early years. She creates a range of products from greeting cards to mugs, and hopes to expand her range in the future. Let’s get to know more about the creative woman behind the small business… What inspires your creativity? My background is in early years. I have worked in that field for over 10 years and it is something which I am very passionate about. This has been a big influence on the style of illustrations I create. When I first started my business

Holly from Holly Booth Studio | Photo: Chris Seddon If you’ve followed our blog for a while, and taken note of the photo credits, you may well recognise this week’s Friday Feature… it’s the very popular Holly from Holly Booth Studio. Specialising in brand and product content, Holly is a creative photographer for independent designers, makers, and shops (and she is the photographer behind quite a few of our small business Friday Features and Create It Yourself Features). Now joined in the business by her husband, Pete, together they offer a range of visual-media services – helping other creatives tell their stories through photography and videography. Let’s get to know